Shut down the country and start over to contain Covid-19, US medical experts urge political leaders
By Shelby Lin Erdman, Jacqueline Howard, Jen Christensen and Katia Hetter, CNN
Updated 10:16 PM ET, Thu July 23
More than 150 prominent US medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and others have signed a letter urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging coronavirus pandemic.
"The best thing for the nation is not to reopen as quickly as possible, it's to save as many lives as possible," they wrote in the document, which was sent Thursday to the Trump administration, leading members of Congress and state governors.
"Right now, we are on a path to lose more than 200,000 American lives by November 1st. Yet, in many states people can drink in bars, get a haircut, eat inside a restaurant, get a tattoo, get a massage, and do myriad other normal, pleasant, but non-essential activities."
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http://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/health/shutdown-us-contain-coronavirus-wellness/index.html
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